Reading Twilight: Chapter 21 (Phone Call)

June 30th, 2008 at 12:04 am by Kaleb Nation

The song for this chapter is Broken by Seether and Amy Lee (suggested by Sarah)

Thanks to the many suggestions of snacks I should try for the next chapter of Twilight, I have taken one I got by email and consumed it: cereal. I know, how abysmally boring. But, a snack nonetheless, and one to add to my list as I venture into the serious and interesting business of Chapter the Twenty-First!

Somehow deep down I knew that James would find a way to get Bella’s mother before they had a chance to save her. The visions seen by Alice spelled to me that he has been lurking in the area, and it was only a matter of time before he found the only hole in the Cullen’s plan: no one was watching Renee. After all, there are only so many vampires to go around, and us weakling humans haven’t a chance to fend for ourselves. It is in times such as these that one wishes there was at least something resembling a Vampire Police Force to be called, in order to deal with this odious hunter.

Now there’s a scary thought

The truth of the matter is that Bella has already seen the powers of vampires through Edward: actually, she’s seen quite little of it due to Edward’s reservations from hurting her, but what she has seen is enough. She knows well what James could do if he wanted. And she knows she has no choice but to go to him.

It would be a strange feeling, knowing that you are walking towards your death, with little or no hope for something happening to save you. In the back of Bella’s mind, I know she wishes that Edward would show up: but the other side of her knows that if he did, he might be killed with her, and her mother– and anyone else James might strike out against in revenge. The feeling that your hunter will kill you no matter how much you try to fight him is one that usually only resides in nightmares.

I can remember a very odd dream I had when I was about 10, and it was so terrifying I remembered it when I thought about Bella in this chapter. I was lost in a labyrinthal house, and no matter which hall I went down, I was always turning in the wrong direction. I could see through windows outside to a very bright desert, but I just couldn’t get out. What made it worse, however, was that the hallways were made of old wood and were so thin I had to squeeze through in places. And, not to be left out: the woman hunting me in the halls with the pitchfork, who literally said her name in the dream and still sends shivers down my spine when I think of it.

The feeling was one of utter lack of hope of every getting out: very vividly that I had no other option but to stay in that house and die. It immediately makes me think of Bella now, who is on her way basically to be killed: and not only that, but to be killed by a vampire who is a hunter.

It might just be misguided, but in my mind a Hunter won’t just kill his prey. More than likely, he will want to chase her down, like a lion hunting a mouse. Already, it seems that he actually enjoys the hunt far more than the kill itself, and I gravely doubt also that he plans to let Renee go after Bella arrives.

We shall see in the next chapter.

——NOTES——

– Don’t forget to keep suggesting songs if you haven’t already! The nominations end this weekend and voting begins the same day! Just so you know, there were over 5,000 songs suggested in the first 48 hours. And guess who has to dig through them all at the end of this week? (*faints)

– I just caught up on all emails up to June 4. If you sent a message before June 4, check your spam box. All others: I will reply soon!

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86 Responses

Hey Kaleb! that sounds a creepy dream. I had a dream once that I was being chased by a vampire…who happened to also be my mom!?! lol…but it turned out ok in the end…it just so happened that i had the ability to fly away. anyways…keep up the good work. i’m excited to hear what you have to say about the second to last chapter if my brain is working right…it has a lot to bring up about bella and edward’s relationship:)

First, a vampire police force ?? haha…you’ll encounter something similar (sort of) to that in the next book ..
Also, just reading your dream gave me goosebumps…
And, I love the song choice for this chapter!

you are right on with everything that you have said up until this point. i don’t know how i missed some of the more obvious points until i read through and looked at litter harder at what i was reading rather than just trying to get in more edward. the whole james thing is… well you’ll find that out soon enough.

The next chapter is terribly clever and contains another surprise twist. You’re going to be impressed even more by Stephenie’s attention to detail. Some key things are going to be explained and you will finally have most of your remaining questions answered Kaleb.

While I’m charmed by your colorful commentary on Twilight, I can’t wait for you to experience New Moon and Eclipse. I purposely say experience because in each book the action is bumped up another few notches and it becomes impossible to separate yourself from the edge-of-your-seat feelings evoked. Once you take in the ending of Eclipse you will understand why so many fans were left in a pitiful state to suffer the long wait for Breaking Dawn. Luckily you won’t have long.

I had the same thought as Jamie (comment #3). Vampire Police Force?! Just wait till you read New Moon and Eclipse. Although I doubt they’d be willing to sweep in and stop James. By the way, I love your blog Kaleb!

AAAH so close! I just wanted to say thanks for posting your thoughts up here, it has really helped me go back through the book and get things I have missed before (it also gives me my twilight fix until breaking dawn!). 😀

Haha. Vampire Police Force…do you know how hard it is to not laugh right now? Oh, well. You WILL laugh when you re-read this post later!

I’m so glad you’re doing this thing. I have a guy friend who was forced to read Twilight and who scoffs at my love of Stephenie Meyer’s books. I should get him to read your posts; maybe it will explain to him why he doesn’t have a girlfriend!

Anyway, thanks a lot – it’s fun hearing about Twilight from an educated guy’s perspective! I can’t wait to read your comments on New Moon and (especially) Eclipse. They’re both more action-oriented than Twilight.

Kaleb, Good Luck on reading one chapter at a time now, if you thought before was hard get ready.
HAHAHAHAHA Vampire Police Force. You had us all(well those who have read New Moon at least) laughing. After you’re done New Moon I might just have to e-mail this post to you.
Enjoy Chapter 22

Another great commentary, Kaleb! You’ve picked up on a lot of things that I didn’t the first time I read Twilight (maybe I would’ve if I’d been able to stop after each chapter and think about it!). It’s good to see, though, that Stephenie came up with a twist that fooled even Super Kaleb…that’s all I’ll say.

Speaking of scary dreams, I had one where I was being chased around my basement by Santa with a chainsaw. And another one where I killed the Energizer Bunny.

Really, how do you eat snacks while reading? I can’t put the book down long enough to snack! I’m proud of myself for remembering to BREATHE sometimes! This one chapter at a time thing would kill me! Last time I read Twilight, I had it finished in less than 24 hours. Kaleb, I commend you on your patience! You’re stronger than I, that’s for certain.

Love the song for this chapter! Seether and Amy Lee are two of my favorites.

I’m reading Twilight (again) and just finished this chapter before I skipped off to work this morning. For the third time reading this chapter I still get anxious! Even though I know what happens next I’m on the edge of my seat.

Your dream is thoroughly frightening! I have a few reoccurring nightmares that have followed me through childhood…every time they are just as chilling. Stupid vivid imagination. lol

and how is it possible that you didn’t finish yet???
and your dream sounds really creepy. almost as creepy as having a dream where you died, and all the the people you knew started dying and then some one tried to kill you while you were dead…. i know, it was a very strange dream……

Ohh…. and another creepy dream was where i was kidnapped by evil christmas ornaments and then started getting chased around by a large purple monster in a never ending expanse of white and checkerboard….. that was creepy….

Hmmmm, I think you have some Alice in you, Kaleb. I love the stuff you pick up on. Sometimes when I talk to people about the books, they’ll stare at me and say, “Huh?” But you catch it all. SuperTwilightGuy!

Your dream sounds really similiar to one I had, only mine took place at my school/not my school. Everyone in my class was slowly disappearing by…THEM. Then I got taken away by this horrible metal claw thing that took me through a tiny opening in the ceiling. And then it was dark. *shivers* And when I woke up, my shoulders hurt just where the claw thing had grabbed me! I freaked out for a while until I realized sometimes your unconscious mind creates reasons for pain…Then I felt stupid.

ooh, i had a dream where i was being chased by a hippo, and i kept on yelling out to my family and to my friends, but they were all watching TV and couldn’t respond… and then i was eaten by an alligator… just felt like throwing that out there, since everyone’s putting their dreams up! =]

great job with this chapter! very insightful and yeah, i agree with all the people calling you supertwilightguy! =]

It’s so intense, and kind of irritating now that you’re at the end and it’s so full of action and we can’t all spoil it!!! GAH! HURRY AND READ IT! As Bella says, “Don’t give yourself a brain hemorrhage, Jacob.” Or something to that extent. 😛 I’m going to get one of those.

Okay, I had a dream similar to yours. I was being chased through this giant house by this creeper wearing a mask and weilding a nasty looking stick. I ended up jumping out of a second story bathroom window in despair ’cause I hit a dead end and he was going to get me! Still freaks me out to this day. Ugg.

Oooh, once, I had a dream that’s somewhat related… these huge crabs were dragging me through METAL hallways to dump me in a huge metal pit where THINGS were. The worst part about it was that my sister and pregnant mother were sitting there doing nothing. I’ve never forgotten that dream!!

Ah, you’re almost at the most important chapter!!! Hurry up!!
And I shall say what pretty much everyone else has said: your dream sounds really scary. I once had a creepy dream that took place in a real place that’s right next to my school and every time I drive by it it scares me.
Oh, and I went to your youtube page, and it made me really sad because you took off your 50th subscriber-that was me!! I liked going there and seeing my name on your page, but now it’s not there anymore. Which makes me sad.
You’re almost done! Hurryyyyyy!!!

James is an evil mastermind, keep that present with you and if you read between the lines of Alice’s visions you would know…Well I really shouldn’t tell you. All I will say is that things may not be what they seem;-)

I have no clue how you have the strength to restrain yourself from reading the rest of this book. I started it at the beginning of a school day. BIG mistake. I couldn’t concentrate all day. It actually physically pained me to put the book down. Yes, it caused me actual pain. I got home and read the whole book in 7 hours (for me, that is VERY impressive).

Once I actually had a dream where I was being hunted by Victoria. Scary beyond belief. And I recently had a dream where I was in a house that somewhat resembled the Cullen house, only the vampires inside were planning on barbeque-ing me and my family. Watching Rocky Horror before bed makes for some interesting dreams.

How about this for a dream.
You have wings. But you CANT FLY. Everyone else around you that has wings has no problem flying but oh nooo its only you that can’t fly.
UGHHHH.
NOT TO MENTION that things were chasing you and the only way to get away from them was to fly.
And after dark is when they started chasing you and you *ALMOST* got caught by them.
That was an amazing dream. It had the perfect amount of suspense, fear, and excitement.

Oh, Kaleb, you’re so close! I can’t wait to read your reaction to the last chapters!!!

It’s been fun to share this journey with you. (I started following this site regularly when I read about you on Stephenie’s MySpace, but I’ve never commented before.) When I’ve enjoyed a book or movie, nothing pleases me more than being able to share it with somebody and watch their reactions in experiencing it for the first time. Thanks for allowing us that chance.

Kaleb, I don’t know how you are able to put the book down at this point, in fact I don’t know how you can put the book down at all. I know I couldn’t, I read it in 2 days on vacation. When you get to New Moon you won’t be able to stop at chapter 1 though.

lol
You’re amazing!
I don’t know how you can just stop reading at that intense part of the book!!!!!
That’s funny that you mentioned the Vampire Police… You’ll find out about that in New moon!!!!
I can’t wait for your next post!!!!!

wow! a guy is reading twilight. ur the second GUY i heard read/reading it. my friend read it and he said it was ok. i think he was shy to say what he really thought about it cuz his guy friends were around! anyway ull luv it finish and move on they only keep getting more interesting!!! but twilight was my favorite!!!! … Edward;)

Haha, vampire police force, huh? I’m sure you’ve heard this already, but you’re a little ahead of yourself! You’ll know what we’re all laughing about when you reach New Moon.

I really admire you for doing this website. It’s not so common to see anyone who reads Twilight in my town, let alone a guy (I am working on that though. Five friends in a month started reading the series after my intense badgering, they all love it!). I was talking about the books at dinner one night, trying to convince my parents to send Breaking Dawn to me while I;m at camp, and my dad had heard many rants about the series. He had asked questions when I discussed it with my friends, he had suggested other vamp books I might like, and so on. So, that night my mom said, “You should try these books, they sound like you might like them” to my dad. She had missed all the romance parts. And he doesn’t like romance. He likes history books, like 1462 (or whatever it’s called!). BUT he said he might and if I had the book. Unfortunately, my friend was borrowing it.

*Shudder* I don’t usually have dreams where I’m being chased but, when I did, they were about werewolves. Seriously, no idea why but I never had nightmares about vampires or anything. Just werewolves. Maybe that’s why I’m Team Vampire? Ahaha.
Don’t know what else to say. Huh…
Uh, good luck with reading… I think you’re currently reading New Moon, if my sources (this page) are correct.

Wow. I would have recommended that song as well if I had known about this site earlier. I also recently unconvered ‘Twilight’, and Im usually listening to my I-Pod when im reading, and that song just so happened to some on in that chapter. Hm.
It alwasy reminded me of Bell’s and Ed’s realtionship in Twilight. If I could, Id vote it for the entire book. 😛

***SORT OF SPOILER ALERT THING***“It is in times such as these that one wishes there was at least something resembling a Vampire Police Force to be called, in order to deal with this odious hunter.” LMAO wait till New Moon you'll look back on this comment and laugh. then you'll laugh even more when you get to Breaking Dawn, and The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. =P

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